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EP About this file: EP1317319

EP1317319 - MIXED CONDUCTING MEMBRANES FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  07.09.2012
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: ES		published on 04.09.2013  [2013/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
7201 Hamilton Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18195-1501 / US
[2003/24]
Inventor(s)01 / DYER, Paul, Nigel
DECEASED / US
02 / CAROLAN, Michael, Francis
1091 Treeline Drive
Allentown, PA 18103 / US
03 / BUTT, Darryl, P.
8203 SW 16th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607 / US
04 / VAN DOORN, Rene, Hendrik, Elias
Dr.-Loeffelladstrasse 16
86609 Donauworth / DE
05 / CUTLER, Raymond, Ashton
1574 South 1175 East
Bountiful, UT 84010 / US
 [2003/24]
Representative(s)Andrae Westendorp Patentanwälte Partnerschaft
Uhlandstrasse 2
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/41]Westendorp Sommer
Uhlandstrasse 2
80336 München / DE
Former [2010/27]Westendorp Sommer
Uhlandstrasse 2
80336 München / DE
Former [2005/39]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte P.O. Box 860245
81629 München / DE
Former [2003/24]Burford, Anthony Frederick
W.H. Beck, Greener & Co. 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date01976135.222.08.2001
[2003/24]
WO2001EP09704
Priority number, dateUS2000064369822.08.2000         Original published format: US 643698
[2003/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0216015
Date:28.02.2002
Language:EN
[2002/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1317319
Date:11.06.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.02.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1317319
Date:16.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/25]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1317319
Date:10.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.02.2002
ClassificationIPC:B01D71/02, B01D53/22, B01J12/00, C01B3/34, C04B35/26
[2003/24]
CPC:
B01D71/024 (EP,KR,US); B01J19/2475 (EP,KR,US); C01B13/0255 (EP,KR,US);
C01B3/382 (EP,KR,US); C01B3/386 (EP,KR,US); C04B35/2641 (EP,KR,US);
B01D2323/12 (EP,KR,US); B01J2219/00103 (EP,KR,US); B01J2219/00157 (EP,KR,US);
B01J2219/00159 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0233 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0238 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/0261 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/041 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/043 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/0475 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0495 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0811 (EP,US);
C01B2203/0822 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0833 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0866 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/0883 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/1041 (EP,US); C01B2203/1047 (EP,US);
C01B2203/1052 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/1064 (EP,US); C01B2203/107 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/1241 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/1264 (EP,US); C01B2203/127 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/142 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/146 (EP,US); C01B2203/147 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/148 (EP,KR,US); C01B2210/0046 (EP,KR,US); C01B2210/0051 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2210/0071 (EP,KR,US); C01B2210/0075 (EP,KR,US); Y02P20/10 (EP,US);
Y02P20/52 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/24]
TitleGerman:ZUSAMMENGESETZTE LEITENDE MEMBRANEN FÜR DIE SYNTHESEGAS PRODUKTION[2003/24]
English:MIXED CONDUCTING MEMBRANES FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION[2003/24]
French:MEMBRANES CONDUCTRICES MIXTES SERVANT A PRODUIRE DU GAZ DE SYNTHESE[2003/24]
Entry into regional phase21.02.2003National basic fee paid 
21.02.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
21.02.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.03.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.02.2003Examination requested  [2003/24]
17.12.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.04.2004Fee for grant paid
17.04.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  15.03.2005  29.03.2005  ADMISSIBLE
L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
75 Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris / FR
Opponent's representative
Conan, Philippe Claude
L'Air Liquide SA
Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle
75, quai d'Orsay
75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
 [N/P]
Former [2005/19]
Opponent(s)01  15.03.2005  29.03.2005  ADMISSIBLE
L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
75 Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris / FR
Opponent's representative
Conan, Philippe Claude
L'Air Liquide SA Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle 75, quai d'Orsay
75321 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
26.04.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
18.10.2005Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.11.2006Date of oral proceedings
27.11.2006Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
27.11.2006Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
23.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
27.07.2011Reply to a communication from the opposition division
25.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
14.12.2011Reply to a communication from the opposition division
30.01.2012Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
09.02.2012Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
01.06.2012Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
29.08.2012Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition18.01.2007Appeal received No.  T0121/07
23.03.2007Statement of grounds filed
05.08.2010Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
05.08.2010Date of oral proceedings
17.08.2010Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
CY16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
TR16.06.2004
LU22.08.2004
IE23.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
PT16.11.2004
DK31.08.2011
[2013/36]
Former [2013/23]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
CY16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
TR16.06.2004
LU22.08.2004
IE23.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
ES27.09.2004
PT16.11.2004
DK31.08.2011
Former [2008/03]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
CY16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
TR16.06.2004
LU22.08.2004
IE23.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
PT16.11.2004
Former [2007/10]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
CY16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
TR16.06.2004
LU22.08.2004
IE23.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2006/51]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
TR16.06.2004
IE23.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2005/46]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
IE23.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2005/23]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
MC31.08.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2005/14]AT16.06.2004
BE16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2005/11]AT16.06.2004
CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2005/06]CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
GR16.09.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2005/02]CH16.06.2004
FI16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2004/52]CH16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
SE16.09.2004
Former [2004/51]CH16.06.2004
LI16.06.2004
Cited inInternational search[A]WO9840160  (BORESKOVA INST KATALIZA SIBIR [RU], et al);
 [XY]US5972296  (HARDTL KARL-HEINZ [DE], et al);
 [YD]US6033632  (SCHWARTZ MICHAEL [US], et al);
by applicantUS5306411
 US5356728
 US5580497
 US6033632
 US6056807
 US6077323
OppositionUS4863971
 US5306411
 US5693212
 US6060420
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